Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes remain strong with little consistency between weight classes to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.94/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$202.94

147 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	205.25	871	117
Medium and Large 2	365	198.00	724	22
Medium and Large 3	424	182.80	774	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale147 hd

202.94

—

FL average8 barns · 621 hd

217.24

−14.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,475	130.24	1,921	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,185	108.27	1,283	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	104.90	1,278	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	86.81	875	20

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	236.06/cwt	235.00–237.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	249.31/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,304	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.91/cwt	174.00–178.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	206.79/cwt	204.00–210.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	197.71/cwt	193.00–202.00	935	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	207.43/cwt	206.00–214.00	900	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	252.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	246.88/cwt	246.00–255.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	175.90/cwt	174.00–178.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	225.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	221.74/cwt	215.00–230.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	186.84/cwt	184.00–190.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	220.73/cwt	220.00–224.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	249.65/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	246.86/cwt	240.00–249.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	274.04/cwt	267.00–280.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	235.28/cwt	230.00–236.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	239	251.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	226.51/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	246.40/cwt	245.00–248.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	228.41/cwt	226.00–235.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	253.89/cwt	252.00–255.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	269.59/cwt	265.00–275.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	100.30/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,175	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	109.80/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,447	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	105.19/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,251	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	79.33/cwt	78.00–80.00	723	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,137	104.61/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	132.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,908	14
Bulls	—	—	1,525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.13/cwt	84.00–92.00	903	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,221	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,602	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	216.27/cwt	214.00–222.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	193.09/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,045	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	208.20/cwt	205.00–210.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	210.26/cwt	206.00–215.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	215.73/cwt	215.00–216.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	202.97/cwt	200.00–207.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	212.53/cwt	208.00–216.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	186.86/cwt	184.00–190.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	238.26/cwt	235.00–242.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	223.89/cwt	222.00–226.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	259.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,233	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	200.91/cwt	200.00–204.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	196.92/cwt	196.00–200.00	855	4

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jun 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 817Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 208Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes remain strong with little consistency between weight classes to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	235.00–237.00	236.06
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
5	—	436	220.00–224.00	220.73
1	—	500	236.00	236.00
3	—	465	249.00–250.00	249.65
2	—	600	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	244.00–254.00	249.31
3	—	230	250.00–260.00	252.90
9	—	340	246.00–255.00	246.88
4	—	625	220.00–230.00	225.66
9	—	361	240.00–249.00	246.86
5	—	269	267.00–280.00	274.04
12	—	405	230.00–236.00	235.28
42	—	475	255.00–265.00	259.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	235.00–240.00	237.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	174.00–178.00	175.91
4	—	323	204.00–210.00	206.79
4	—	271	200.00–207.00	202.97
2	—	473	184.00–190.00	186.86
4	—	384	200.00–204.00	200.91
2	—	200	200.00	200.00
4	—	434	196.00–200.00	196.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	473	193.00–202.00	197.71
25	—	434	206.00–214.00	207.43
6	—	278	220.00–230.00	225.34
4	—	223	215.00–230.00	221.74
18	—	328	214.00–222.00	216.27
10	—	541	193.00–194.00	193.09
6	—	368	208.00–216.00	212.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	174.00–178.00	175.90
2	—	423	184.00–190.00	186.84
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
2	—	523	170.00–172.00	170.96
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	239	250.00–260.00	251.04
3	—	472	222.00–232.00	226.51
2	—	323	245.00–248.00	246.40
9	—	381	226.00–235.00	228.41
2	—	273	265.00–275.00	269.59
2	—	423	222.00–226.00	223.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	252.00–255.00	253.89
2	—	423	206.00–215.00	210.26
4	—	361	215.00–216.00	215.73
2	—	323	235.00–242.00	238.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	205.00–210.00	208.20
1	—	200	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,171	98.00–102.00	100.30
25	—	1,318	108.00–112.00	109.80
38	—	1,189	103.00–107.00	105.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	78.00–80.00	79.33
17	—	1,025	84.00–92.00	88.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	103.00–107.00	104.61
4	—	1,221	110.00–112.00	111.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,444	128.00–136.00	132.16
1	—	1,525	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,602	123.00–127.00	125.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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